After seeing it in those early 80s catalogues, I had a scrounge for pictures of my Repco Ranger 26" BMX, my first project bike.I pulled the seat and Sugino Steel 1 piece cranks off of a Repco exercise machine.

Brings a tear to my eye Munga to see My Vertex's little brother back on the road in close to original guise.

Great work....I'll bet it just sings, the 87/88 Olympic 12 & the 88/89 Eurosport Tria are lots of fun but that tight 531 Geometry is just so snappy to ride...LOVE IT!

Where did the Full Superbe Pro Group set come from? I've got the original Sprint 9000 on my 87/88 and its every bit as good as Shimano 600 note that it changes earlier than Shimano. Superbe Pro appears to be DURACE Equivalent whats the shift quality like?

The superbe pro was on a 1989 raleigh i picked up - sadly the 10sp campag-equipped raleigh is no longer with useven with the crummy shimano cluster (soon to be remedied), it shifts very nicely thanks - friction only, so hard not to.not nos rims, but very lightly used. maybe 100km on them.i bought a LOOK wheelbag from an op shop for $10, and when i got it to the car i opened it and found a brand new pair of GP3000's in it. amber walls, kevlar beads, grey tread.

cheers, scott. i think it's more comfortable, and the reynolds 653 fork makes it feel more agile. it kinda feels lighter, but i don't think it'd be that much lighter. i'm putting it down to the old fork being a bit lazier.